It's old news at the moment. Let's see what the Democratic nominee does with it.

Naturally enough, Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, denied a romantic relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman, and denied having met with anyone at 'Paxson Communications', the company she represented -- But, as later uncovered, in a 2002 deposition, McCain admitted the opposite, that he had spoken with Lowell Paxson himself. Shortly after the meeting, McCain sent two letters to the FCC urging a decision in an issue involving the company, all while Paxson executives were contributing $20,000 to McCain's campaign -- When asked about his dealings with Paxson, the Senator who has staked his entire mythology on a battle against lobbyists, acknowledged that 'the taint affects all of us'. Indeed. John McCain has violated the public trust, and Even if he were able to muster a peace with the conservative elite, he still faces an enormous challenge with the real conservatives he needs: the Evangelicals -- By wide margins, they are the largest piece of the Republican base and have been credited with helping ensure eight years of President Bush. The New York Times story has the potential to echo through this most crucial part of McCain's winning coalition, with evidence of government corruption and a rejection of 'family values' -- If the narrative continues, and it very likely will, McCain might find consolidating his base to be impossible. The scrutiny will continue, as will the story, and the damage will be gradual, but steady, with lobbyists running his campaign, lobbyists as, at the very least, his good friends, and with evidence mounting that he used his chairmanship to do favors for the very people he has publicly admonished, McCain is not as he appeared.